Brain-dead girl reignites debate over death

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Brain-dead girl reignites debate over death

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brain-dead-girl-reignites-debate-over-death-205642485.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QK_c_do909durS.eFQ0Xjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT02OTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d0ee0808bddc6426610f6a706700b766.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This undated file photo provided by the McMath family and Omari Sealey shows Jahi McMath. The family of Jahi McMath, who was declared brain dead in December 2013 after suffering complications from surgery, is seeking an unprecedented court order declaring her alive. The family?s attorney argued in court papers filed Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 that 13-year-old Jahi McMath is no longer brain-dead and shows significant signs of life. Lawyers for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital say the evidence in Jahi's case still supports the determination that she is legally dead. (AP Photo/Courtesy of McMath Family and Omari Sealey, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This undated file photo provided by the McMath family and Omari Sealey shows Jahi McMath. The family of Jahi McMath, who was declared brain dead in December 2013 after suffering complications from surgery, is seeking an unprecedented court order declaring her alive. The family?s attorney argued in court papers filed Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 that 13-year-old Jahi McMath is no longer brain-dead and shows significant signs of life. Lawyers for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital say the evidence in Jahi's case still supports the determination that she is legally dead. (AP Photo/Courtesy of McMath Family and Omari Sealey, File)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Debate over the definition of &quot;brain-dead&quot; reignited this week when a California family and its lawyer asked a judge to declare that 13-year-old Jahi McMath is alive 10 months after a coroner signed her death certificate.</p><br clear="all"/>

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